Toys"R"Us CEO, Nordstrom Direct president to headline online event

May 30, 2012

Toys“R”Us chairman and CEO Jerry Storch and Nordstrom Direct president Jamie Nordstrom are among the featured speakers at the Shop.org annual summit.

The annual event organized by Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation, will be held September 10 to 12 and the Colorado Convention Center and is billed as the premier gathering for retail e-commerce, digital and multichannel retailers.

“This is truly a ‘win’ for our digital community and the thousands of retail executives who will take part in the Summit this year,” said Vicki Cantrell, NRF’s SVP for communities and executive director of Shop.org. “Both will be instrumental in elevating the dialogue at the Summit as they bring first-hand insight into the ever-changing world of retail and e-commerce. Our audience will greatly benefit from the expertise and insight of these retail visionaries.”

Storch joined Toys“R”Us in February 2006 as chairman and CEO after a career at Target. He has led the rapid growth of the Toys“R”Us e-commerce business which now exceeds $1 billion and in 2009 added to the company’s U.S. portfolio of online brands with the acquisitions of eToys.com, KBToys.com, Toys.com and FAO.com.

Jamie Nordstrom supports Nordstrom.com, mobile, catalogs and fulfillment center operations and, together with the executive team, has helped lead the company’s efforts to improve the customer experience in store and online. Nordstrom began his career at the company working in the stockroom and went on to hold various positions in sales, store and buying management before receiving his current assignment.

NRF founded its Shop.org division in 1996 and today includes 600 members, including the 10 largest retailers in the U.S. and more than 60% of the Internet Retailer Top 100 E-Retailers.

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